Polity·Parliament
High FrequencyWhat is Lok Sabha's maximum sanctioned strength?
Answer: 552 members — 530 states + 20 UTs + 2 nominated (Anglo-Indian).
Current elected strength: 543. Anglo-Indian nomination abolished by 104th Amendment (2019).
Archive · 8 April 2026
3 APPSC Facts
One from Polity, one from History, one from Current Affairs. Deterministic selection for this date — same 3 cards every time.
History·European Arrival
First permanent English factory in India was at?
Answer: Surat (1613) — permission from Mughal governor after naval victory over Portuguese.
Thomas Best defeated Portuguese fleet; Mughal Emperor Jahangir granted trading rights to English.
Current Affairs·Sports
High FrequencyWho is the youngest undisputed World Chess Champion?
Answer: D Gukesh — won at 18 years, 195 days (December 2024).
Gukesh also won Khel Ratna 2025 and was FIDE World No. 3 in March 2025.
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